Jews on the Frontier : : Religion and Mobility in Nineteenth-Century America / / Shari Rabin.
Winner, 2017 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies presented by the Jewish Book Council Finalist, 2017 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, presented by the Jewish Book Council An engaging history of how Jews forged their own religious culture on the American frontierJews on the Fr...
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Rabin, Shari, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Jews on the Frontier : Religion and Mobility in Nineteenth-Century America / Shari Rabin. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda North American Religions Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Movement and Belonging -- 1. Wandering Sons of Israel -- 2. Reminding Myself That I Am a Jew -- Part II. The Lived Religion of American Jews -- 3. I Prefer Choice Myself -- 4. ’Tis in the Spirit Not in the Form -- Part III. Creating an American Judaism -- 5. A Congregation of Strangers -- 6. The Empire of Our Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Winner, 2017 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies presented by the Jewish Book Council Finalist, 2017 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, presented by the Jewish Book Council An engaging history of how Jews forged their own religious culture on the American frontierJews on the Frontier offers a religious history that begins in an unexpected place: on the road. Shari Rabin recounts the journey of Jewish people as they left Eastern cities and ventured into the American West and South during the nineteenth century. It brings to life the successes and obstacles of these travels, from the unprecedented economic opportunities to the anonymity and loneliness that complicated the many legal obligations of traditional Jewish life. Without government-supported communities or reliable authorities, where could one procure kosher meat? Alone in the American wilderness, how could one find nine co-religionists for a minyan (prayer quorum)? Without identity documents, how could one really know that someone was Jewish? Rabin argues that Jewish mobility during this time was pivotal to the development of American Judaism. In the absence of key institutions like synagogues or charitable organizations which had played such a pivotal role in assimilating East Coast immigrants, ordinary Jews on the frontier created religious life from scratch, expanding and transforming Jewish thought and practice. Jews on the Frontier vividly recounts the story of a neglected era in American Jewish history, offering a new interpretation of American religions, rooted not in congregations or denominations, but in the politics and experiences of being on the move. This book shows that by focusing on everyday people, we gain a more complete view of how American religion has taken shape. This book follows a group of dynamic and diverse individuals as they searched for resources for stability, certainty, and identity in a nation where there was little to be found. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) Judaism--United States--History--19th century. HISTORY / Jewish. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DTL Humanities 2020 9783110737769 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 9783110728972 print 9781479830473 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479830473.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479850433 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479850433/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Movement and Belonging -- 1. Wandering Sons of Israel -- 2. Reminding Myself That I Am a Jew -- Part II. The Lived Religion of American Jews -- 3. I Prefer Choice Myself -- 4. ’Tis in the Spirit Not in the Form -- Part III. Creating an American Judaism -- 5. A Congregation of Strangers -- 6. The Empire of Our Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Movement and Belonging -- 1. Wandering Sons of Israel -- 2. Reminding Myself That I Am a Jew -- Part II. The Lived Religion of American Jews -- 3. I Prefer Choice Myself -- 4. ’Tis in the Spirit Not in the Form -- Part III. Creating an American Judaism -- 5. A Congregation of Strangers -- 6. The Empire of Our Religion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
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